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Politics › Re: Convict Serving Jail Term Inside Kirikiri Dupes Banker N12m - Super Crook by rhymz(m): 4:19pm On Jun 26, 2010
[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=468548.msg6286782#msg6286782 date=1277561864]who could have pull that kind of stunt if not a confirm and hardened criminally genetic-modified igbo man like ikechukwu. . . . .this is breaking record.i used to think michael scofield was smart now i've seen a smarter igbo robber.[/quote]. . I wish you would be that smart to know when to shut your mouth up. Are you so jobless that your useless time is used hovering on the net, looking for whom to infect with bigotry. Stop waisting time and bandwidth, go do sth with your play ludo or whatever it is that losers do. Dickriding on the net is so BC these days! Punk!
Politics › Re: Convict Serving Jail Term Inside Kirikiri Dupes Banker N12m - Super Crook by rhymz(m): 1:10pm On Jun 26, 2010
Any criminally minded person could ve pulled it off with the prison personnel in cahoots. I find it insulting when people try to turn things like this into some tribal war. Bluetooth, you just always ve to be an !diot, I wont be surprised if your ilks and co-!diots bbk/baby, sjeezy start popping outta oblivion.
Rap Battles › A Common Misunderstanding Of The Lyrics Of Jay-z's "empire State Of Mind" by rhymz(op): 12:08pm On Jun 26, 2010
cember 8, 2009
A Common Misunderstanding of
the Lyrics of Jay-Z's "Empire
State of Mind"
by David Cho posted @1:01 PM
If
you're like me (and the rest of
America, according to the Billboard
Hot 100), you love the Jay-Z song
"Empire State of Mind." But here's
the thing: there's apparently a
frequently-misunderstood lyric
regarding popular NBA players
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade,
one that seems to leave a number
of people befuddled. Maybe you've
heard this line? It's in the second
verse and goes something like this,
"I got it made/If Jeezy's payin'
LeBron, I'm paying Dwyane Wade."
A lot of people think this has to do
with an NBA franchise, of which
Jay-Z is a part-owner: the New
Jersey —soon to be Brooklyn—
Nets. Those people are wrong.
The lyric in question is usually
misconstrued in one of two ways.
Either:
1) It's misheard as: "If Jesus paying
LeBron, I'm paying Dwyane Wade."
Or:
2) It's heard correctly, but taken
literally, as: "If Jeezy's paying
LeBron, I'm paying Dwyane Wade."
Here's how the different scenarios
break down:
1) "If Jesus is paying LeBron, I'm
paying Dwyane Wade." A lot of
people assume that this means
that there's someone named Jesus
who owns a large equity stake in
an NBA franchise who is vying for
LeBron James (one of the best NBA
players of all time, and close friend
of Jay-Z) when James hits the
market as a free agent in 2010.
Well, you know what they say
about happens when you assume,
and that's just what you've done.
No one named Jesus, pronounced
like the son of God and not in the
more commonly used Hispanic
way, owns any part of any NBA
team. Sorry.
2) "If Jeezy's paying LeBron, I'm
paying Dwyane Wade." So now
you might think, okay, maybe the
popular rapper Young Jeezy owns
a bit of an NBA team, just like Jay-Z
does, and he's saying that if Jeezy
signs LeBron, Jay-Z will then settle
for Dwyane Wade. Again, you could
not be anymore incorrect, I'm
sorry. Young Jeezy also does not
have any points in an NBA
franchise. It seems weird that you
even thought that.
The actual answer is a bit more
complicated.
In Young Jeezy's song "24-23
(Kobe-Lebron)," Jeezy uses the
players' jersey numbers to
articulate the price he's paying of a
kilogram of cocaine.
The chorus of that song goes, "I
used to pay Kobe [24], but now I
pay LeBron [23]." This means that
he used to pay $24,000 for a kilo of
coke, whereas now? He only pays $
23,000, you see.
So. In "Empire," Jay-Z takes this
one step further, so as to show his
impressive status in New York. He
suggests that, while Jeezy may be
paying $23,000, Jay-Z is paying a
mere $3000 (expressed as Dwyane
Wade's jersey number) for a kilo of
cocaine.
David Cho is the publisher of The
Awl.
Politics › Re: 'we're Going Nowhere'-abuja Prostitutes by rhymz(m): 11:33am On Jun 25, 2010
oisehumen:
Is love-peddling a good profession?
sometimes we get too sentimental about so of these issues that we leave the realities on ground.
As at today, the Nigerian constitution does not allow love-peddling unlike some countries in the world, e.g Holland.
So, Abuja is only trying to enforce the Nigerian constitution.

I do not see anything bad or wrong in what the government is doing to get the city rid of them.
I expect us to support this decision.
Sir,
The situation here has nothing to do with your moral views, while you condemn prostitution and call for them to be gotten rid off, you fail to marshal out plan to rehabilitate them. It is easy for you to sit in your arm-chair and give a thousand reasons why it is bad because you are not in their shoes. You and I know different government officials make policies and jettison them halfway, why would I want to support an out-of-nowhere policy borne out somebody's personal moral convictions? So because he is minister, he can make any drastic decisions that will affect the lives of a lot of ppl at his whims & caprices without any well laid out plan to cater for their social welfare? When these girls are arrested and taken to the police stations, do you know what those scumbags that call themselves police officers do to them? Prostitution is just like any other societal problem, it has been in existence for centuries, obviously, it can't be eradicated, it can only be contained or controlled. Telling prostitutes to vacate Abuja and giving ultimatums is a violation of their right to freedom, why will anyone tell sb else to leave Abuja like they own the place. If he is actually geniune with his intentions then he should come up with feasible solutions that works for everyone. Prostitution is a profession whether you choose to acknowledge that fact or not, I am yet to see any country that do not have her own share of the profession. As a matter of fact, even in the USA Sex is an industry on its own and it sells too, hence the lure. It is you who is being sentimental here, sir.
Politics › Re: 'we're Going Nowhere'-abuja Prostitutes by rhymz(m): 10:41am On Jun 25, 2010
Reminds me of Jay's lines
I got 99 problems but a bitch aint one.
All these self-righteous muslim extremists that are devoid of ideas. What has prostitution got to the with the price of a cup garri or rice. . . Fools with misplaced priorities. . .it is one thing to say you want to restrict their job to certain areas and places but to tell them to Vacate Abuja is pure nonsense, na the FCT minister papa get Abuja? What good will it do anyway? Just want to score some cheap moral points, like that's the moral malaise plaguing the country. Buncha unintelligent, overused, overspent and recycled fatheads chasing smoke and groping in the dark!
Politics › Police Officers In Enugu Involve In Kiddnapping: Who Kidnapped Lotachukwu Ezeudu by rhymz(op): 7:30am On Jun 25, 2010
by SaharaReporters, New
York
Saturday, 12 June 2010 02:30
Three police
sources in
Enugu and
another one
in Abuja
have told
Saharareporters that some officers
in the Enugu command are
involved in kidnapping-for-ransom
schemes, but apparently receive
protection from unknown senior
officers. Saharareporters spoke to
the sources in the course of an
investigation into the kidnap of
one Lotachukwu Nobel Ezeudu, a
student at the University of Nigeria
(Enugu campus).
“I can tell you that Sam Chukwu,
the DPO in Awkunanaw, Enugu is
known to encourage kidnappers
and to benefit financially from
kidnappings, ” said one of the police
officers who spoke to us from
Enugu. The source added that Mr.
Chukwu is directly or indirectly
implicated in the kidnap of
Lotachukwu Ezeudu. Our source in
Abuja also stated that Mr.
Chukwu’s association with officers
facing armed robbery and
kidnapping charges made him a
big suspect.
Ezeudu, a second year
accountancy student at UNN,
disappeared on September 26,
2009. Police investigators told
Saharareporters that Ezeudu left
the house after telling his parents
that he was going to meet
Nnaemeka Chukwu, the DPO’s son,
and Desmond Ibezimako
Chinwuba. According to our
sources, the kidnapped student
told his parents that Desmond
Chinwuba and his brother, Chijioke
Chinwuba, wanted him to come
out and help them to evaluate a
laptop that Desmond was
interested in buying.
Our source, who is familiar with the
investigation into the case of the
missing Lotachukwu Ezeudu, told
Saharareporters that the DPO ’s
son, Nnaemeka Chukwu, stated
that he later asked Lotachukwu
not to come to his house because
he (Nnaemeka) was going
elsewhere to watch a football
game. However, the source told
Saharareporters that the phone
records provided by MTN do not
show that Nnaemeka placed the
alleged call.
Lotachukwu Ezeudu is the only son
of Bona Ezeudu, a well-known
Nigerian sculptor and painter, and
Ngozi Ezeudu. Lotachukwu has not
been seen since that fateful day in
September 2009 when he told his
parents he was going to meet
Nnaemeka Chukwu and Desmond
Chinwuba Ibezimako. One police
source revealed that the Ezeudus
received a call demanding a
ransom that exceeded one million
naira. The source added that,
despite the fact that the Ezeudu
family paid the ransom demanded
by their son ’s kidnappers, the
young student has neither been
released nor have his abductors
made any more contact.
One of our police sources stated
that DPO Sam Chukwu “has a lot of
questions to answer.” Our
investigations revealed that
Nnaemeka Chukwu, the DPO’s son,
and the kidnap victim, Lotachukwu
Ezeudu, went to the same
secondary school.
One source described DPO
Chukwu ’s relationship with
Desmond Ibezimako and another
suspect, Ernest Okeke, as “very
troubling.” Both Desmond
Ibezimako and Ernest Okeke are
former police officers who are
being tried for participating in
other armed robberies and
kidnappings, but both men
maintained close relationships with
DPO Chukwu and even lived in his
house. Ernest is currently in
custody in relation to the kidnap of
Lotachukwu Ezeudu, but he has
refused to confess despite the fact
that Lotachukwu ’s phone was
traced to him during the period he
called to negotiate the ransom.
The source disclosed that Desmond
Chinwuba “was sacked from the
police for his role in another armed
robbery and kidnapping case. ” He
added, “Desmond is facing trial for
armed robbery and kidnapping in
Court 7 of the Enugu North chief
magistrate court. Why did DPO
Chukwu allow such a character to
live under his roof and to roam
around with his son, Nnaemeka?
How does a senior police officer
like the DPO justify harboring a
well-known kidnapper and armed
robber? Did the DPO hire the
armed robber and kidnapper to
train his son? Or was Desmond
given shelter because he was
carrying out shady deals for the
DPO ?”
One police officer told
Saharareporters that it was well
known among their rank that
Desmond “is Sam Chukwu’s boy
and commits crimes with
impunity. ” He said Desmond had
been linked to kidnapping, robbery
and the hijack of oil tanker
hijacking, adding that the fugitive
former officer was “the brain
behind most prominent
kidnappings in Enugu. ”
One police source told
Saharareporters that Nnaemeka
Chukwu lied to his circle of friends,
including the missing Lotachukwu
Ezeudu, that Desmond Ibezimako
was his father ’s personal assistant.
Several police sources told
Saharareporters that DPO Chukwu
had been using his contacts within
the police to secure the release of
the suspects being held in the
disappearance of Lotachukwu
Ezeudu.
In an interview with
Saharareporters, a relative of the
Ezeudus wondered why the DPO
failed to surrender Desmond to
police authorities once he learned
that Desmond was a suspect in
Lotachukwu Ezeudu’s abduction.
Instead, the DPO shielded
Desmond who is now a fugitive in
some unknown location. A police
source said that DPO Chukwu had
ensured that Desmond did not
make a statement to the police
before he absconded. One police
source said they had received tips
that Desmond may have fled to
China or Malaysia with the
assistance of DPO Sam Chukwu.
Our police sources also named one
Moses Amajor, whose father owns
Prosper Hotel in Trans Ekulu,
Enugu, as a suspect in
Lotachukwu ’s disappearance. The
source stated that a tracking
device that monitored calls from
Lotachukwu ’s phone led police to
believe that the missing student
was kept overnight at Prosper
Hotel before he was moved to an
unknown location.
On March 10, 2010, the police
headquarters in Enugu issued a
press release declaring both
Desmond and Moses Uche Amajor
wanted “for the offences of
conspiracy, armed robbery and
kidnapping ” of Lotachukwu
Ezeudu.
Our sources said that the Inspector
General of Police Ogbonnaya
Onovo had ordered the Enugu
Police Command to address the
matter of the missing Lotachukwu
on or before the end of May, but
that no results had materialized.
“ Nothing will happen until the DPO
[Chukwu] is made to face the
music, ” added the source.
Contacted by Saharareporters, a
tearful relative of the Ezeudus said
the parents of the missing
accountancy student were still
hopeful that Inspector General
Onovo ’s intervention would result
in their son’s safe return to the
family. She added that
Lotachukwu ’s parents had had
sleepless nights for months “and
they urgently plead with the
Presidency, the IG of Police, other
security agencies, churches and
other well wishers to come to their
aid in resolving the nightmare of
their son ’s kidnap.”
Family › Re: To Whom Does The Child Belong To In Nigeria? The Father Or The Mother Or Both? by rhymz(m): 2:51pm On Jun 24, 2010
Whiterose
From the little I can decipher from your write-ups, you are trying to say once a nigerian man is divorced from his wife( whether Nigerian or european) he severs every connection to both the woman and even the childrien they must ve had together. You said you were raised by a german mum and a yoruba step dad, right? Hence your conclusions. Well, you know very little about Nigeria, there is a vast difference in cultures in Nigeria. Like for instance, in igbo land, it is seen as a shame that a woman marries and then goes back to her parents' house because she can't cope with the pressures of marriage. Besides, there is no law here in Nigeria that prohibits polygamy, it is a matter of personal choice, while it is more common with the Yorubas and Hausas, giving their religion, it is almost non-existent amongst the Igbo and l repeat again, it is a personal choice and it is not against the law. While it is likely that a man that has many wives and kids might not care too much about the welfare of his many childrien esp if he does'nt ve that much, thesame can't be said for other Nigerian men with just a wife and some kids. At least, I know for a fact that no full-blooded igbo man will bring kids into this world without him having plans for their welfare. And when it comes to marriage models and kids from broken homes, the odds steep sharply against the people in the West. America for instance accounts for a very large proportion of kids raised by their mums and grand parents, the west has one of the highest rate of divorce and broken homes, to them marriage is like any other relationship, the moment one person is bored with the other they start thinking divorce. There is nothing sacred about it again. In fact, in some states in the US, we ve some Gay lobby groups clamouring for the redefinition of marriage from being a sacred union between a man and a woman to just a union between two consenting adults, the rest of what that definition means can best be imagined, all these just to suit their interests. I find it funny that thesame West that condemns polygamy in its entirety supports homosexuality and same sex marriage, yet they are quick to give you moral lessons why polygamy is bad while turning a blind eye to an even worse vice, homosexualism. Yes you are right about those kids on the streets, the whores, drug peddlers, gangs and so on, on the streets of Lagos, New york and Berlin, however the reason they are on the streets is quite different. While kids on the streets of NY, london or Berlin are mostly products of broken homes, those you see on the streets Lagos are products of abject poverty and corruption of the system. I would rather marry a Nigerian woman who would stick with me come rain come shine than the one that will bail out on me at any slight provocation and then ask me to sign prenups to state how I shall leave with her and share my belongings in the event of a divorce.
Politics › Re: House of Reps Show of Shame: Watch the Video! by rhymz(m): 11:00am On Jun 24, 2010
Bankole and his Cohorts are criminals, they have almost succeeded in diverting everyone's attention from the Core issues of corruption allegations raised. How come everyone is just condeming the circus show at the HR without further saying anything about the issues raised by these Progressives, disgruntled or not they deserve a fair hearing. Any discerning mind would understand the antics of Bankole and his host of phoney legislators, Silence the progressives by circumventing the rules of the house and making silly excuse to justify a motion to suspend the progressives and sweep the corruption charges under the national carpet of sleaze. The idiots raised a committee in the house to investigate the allegations and ended up exonerating everyone indicted in the allegation meanwhile the EFFC had a different conclusion, a lot of the thieves were indicted and even a said sum of 400 million naira was traced to the deputy speaker's account from the 9billion naira. How can they claim to ve bought LCDs for five hundred and sth thousand, I mean we are not fools na.
Funny Enough, during the Etehgate scandal, Independence Ogunewe(PDP) Imo and Dino Malaye(PDP) Kogi state were the two principal leaders of the pro-etteh group, I guess they must have been preparing their dossier on Dimeji Bankole and his to avenge madam etteh's disgraceful impeachment, .am lafin mehn, karma is a b!tch.
Politics › Re: House of Reps Show of Shame: Watch the Video! by rhymz(m): 9:53pm On Jun 23, 2010
Now let's get to the nitty-gritty here, Bankole and a host of others where accused of misappropriating a huge sum of money, 9billion Naira. A majority of the members of the so-called Progrossives are disgruntled losers that have lost out after their chairmanship position of different committes were reshuffled. Now that being said, some serious allegations were levelled against the speaker of the house, if he has nothing to hide, he would ve responded to them and cleared his name rather than resort to tyranny by moving a motion to suspend the the so-called progressives on the ground that they spoke with the media without availing themselves procedures in the house for airing such grieviances. I can imagine madam Eteh clenching her teeth in rage for not availing herself this same rubbish excuse to silence her accusers. Bankole is a rogue worse than we think, I just hope this does not mark the end of this matter.
Politics › Re: House of Reps Show of Shame: Watch the Video! by rhymz(m): 9:20pm On Jun 23, 2010
Hahahaha. . . This is one hell of a cracker Law makerz coming into the hollow or sorry hallowed chamber with teargas. . Lol. . How funny can it get? I heard the Nwachukwu guy gave the Mr Igwe guy a Choke-slam before he was bundled out of the Chambers. . Hahahaha. . .a woman got a slam dunk slap that sent her to the ground and subsequently to the clinic. . Hahahaha. .omg. .my ribs are aching from this national theatrics. . Men, we have some WWE heavy weight in the shallow chamber. . .and what was that smirk on Dino's face, like he was saying. . Oh what a day, let's do this again some time, was realy fun, may be next time, I will come with an Ak and show these mu4ckerz how ugly it can get when I lose myself. . . Hahahaha. . .all in all it was a great show!
Family › Re: To Whom Does The Child Belong To In Nigeria? The Father Or The Mother Or Both? by rhymz(m): 6:55pm On Jun 23, 2010
Whiteone
Your write up can give sb headaches, you are obviously making a dog's breakfast of whatever it is you are trying to say.
Miss_ife and 28sweets
I realy respect your views on this issues, so many times when issues like these are raise, a lot folks mostly the female folks try to turn it into We against them competition, you know the "women vs Men", "Male vs Female" or even "Western culture vs African culture". And doing so only digress the essence of the topic, Thanks for bringing maturity and thoughtfulness to the topic.
I believe when sb is in a relationship sb from another tribe or country different from ours, we should be ready to make compromise and not be too rigid to change. No man likes to compete with his wife for control of their home, whether white or black, just that there is a vast difference between an African man would assert his authority and how a european or American would. I personally would not tolerate a woman that is in the habit of telling me what to do or try to carve out responsibility for me to do in the house. If I am going to help you with the dishes or other minor chores, it should be out of my love for you not because I am suppose to do it, "na me marry you, no be you marry me". . . Be submissive to an African man, means: "trust my judgement, this is not the time for debate and sampling of superior opinions, just do it, whatever the result, I will bear the consequences". He is the man of the house and the head of the house, if you can't trust him to take care of you and the kids there will be problems, I believe marriage is not democracy, if you love enough to marry me, the trust me enough to take care of the home, it is not like your decisions or opinion don't count but don't expect me to always take it.
Family › Re: To Whom Does The Child Belong To In Nigeria? The Father Or The Mother Or Both? by rhymz(m): 6:12pm On Jun 23, 2010
Sanja
From Ur comments, it appears it you that actually wants out of the mariage and he is furious and frustrated about your decision hence his resort to threats. It is obvious that your marriage lacks mutual respect, and it appears you are bitter and tired of him. Fact is that, a typical Nigerian man is not used to switching roles or competing with his wife for respect or love like is obtainable in the west. As for your kid, the both of you are capable of using the kid as a weapon of torture depending which of the spouse's country the kid is. I guess you are asking this question in order for you to know if there should be a plan B, perhaps get a restraining order that prohibits him from travelling with the kid out your own country, depriving your husband the chance to let him introduce his kid to his own parents and family, exactly what you fear he might do you. I mean, it is possible the fear is mutual, hence the irrational decisions. I would advise the two of you work things out for the sake of the kid, if that is out of reach, then there should not only be equal custody for the kid but also equal liberty with the kid. If you can take the kid to see your parents without him fretting over anything, then he should also be availed thesame trust. Afterall, you said it yourself that he realy loves the boy, right? Why then will a loving dad dump his kid somewhere and then go back to his place of abode all because he wants to punish his mum. And by the way, custody should be based on who can actually take care of the kid. Goodluck though.
Politics › Re: Dpo Chukwu, A Kidnap Kingpin In The South East Summoned In Abuja seeks Sen. Ekweremadu's Protection by rhymz(op): 5:18pm On Jun 23, 2010
[quote author=bisi-atl link=topic=467665.msg6268982#msg6268982 date=1277305760]Lota is my nephew in law and I know him well ,  Very Nice kid that was just going to help his childhood friends uncle buy a laptop ,  of course he did not know it was a setup . Thank God for the media because the real story is coming out ,  We hope to find him soon or at least find out what has happened to him ,[/quote]. . .could you pls at least give us first-hand knowledge of the kidnap Saga and I understand this kid has been held hostage since last yr.
Music/Radio › Re: Hit Songs You Don't Like by rhymz(m): 4:22pm On Jun 23, 2010
nellaluv:
P-square- no one be like you
When i went to my sister's school there was this very igbotic lukin gal (very irritating and stingy) who usually sing the song every time with her igbotic accent, the song just irritates me since then, inyama lipsrsealed tongue
Music/Radio › Re: Hit Songs You Don't Like by rhymz(m): 4:20pm On Jun 23, 2010
nellaluv:
P-square- no one be like you
When i went to my sister's school there was this very igbotic lukin gal (very irritating and stingy) who usually sing the song every time with her igbotic accent, the song just irritates me since then, inyama lipsrsealed tongue
. . .hahahaha. . You dey craze o! I don laf tire for dis ya update. . .
As for me, Terry G's free madness and that local sounding one in a million girl, . Lol
Politics › Re: Dpo Chukwu, A Kidnap Kingpin In The South East Summoned In Abuja seeks Sen. Ekweremadu's Protection by rhymz(op): 4:08pm On Jun 23, 2010
This tells you how terrible Nigerians are, how can anyone irrespective of how connected or close to a connected person, he/she is, be allowed to continue in impunity.
Infact, the greatest problem of this country is not even corruption, it is impunity, people breaking the Law and going scot free without any punitive action taken.
Politics › Dpo Chukwu, A Kidnap Kingpin In The South East Summoned In Abuja seeks Sen. Ekweremadu's Protection by rhymz(op): 10:51am On Jun 23, 2010
DPO Chukwu, A Kidnap Kingpin,
Summoned To Abuja, Looks to
Senator Ekweremadu ’s Protection
Written by SaharaReporters, New
York
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 15:25
Sources within the police
headquarters in Abuja have told
Saharareporters that Sam Chukwu,
the Divisional Police Officer at
Awkunanaw, Enugu, is in Abuja
where he is facing questioning on
his extensive involvement in
kidnapping. However, some of the
same sources said they doubted
that Inspector-General Ogbonnaya
Onovo would be able to make DPO
Chukwu account for his crimes. Two
of the sources said that Deputy
Senate President, Ike
Ekweremadu, who is from the
DPO’s area of Awgu, has always
protected him. “I won’t be
surprised if the senator is lobbying
now to save DPO Chukwu ’s job and
stop his possible prosecution,” said
a senior police source in Abuja.
However the source added that,
with the kind of publicity
surrounding the case, it would be
difficult this time to protect Sam
Chukwu.
Said the source, “After you people
reported on DPO Chukwu’s
activities, the whole world is
waiting to see what action the IG is
going to take. ”
Another source stated that “DPO
Chukwu has a lot to explain,”
adding that the IG has received
definite reports “that Chukwu has
a hand in kidnapping.” The same
source praised the team handling
the investigation of Lota Ezeudu ’s
case for their hard work and
professionalism. “The chief
investigator is making a lot of
inroads, ” he said.
Saharareporters has been
inundated with tips from police
officers and other citizens since we
published a report that implicated
the DPO, his son, and two sacked
police officers close to him in the
unsolved kidnap of Lotachukwu
Ezeudu, a second year
accountancy student at the
University of Nigeria (Enugu
campus).
Lotachukwu (Lota for short) was
kidnapped on September 26, 2009
after he told his parents he was
going to the DPO ’s house to held
one Desmond Chinwuba to
examine a laptop that Desmond
was reportedly interested in
purchasing.
Following Lota’s kidnap, police
sources revealed that Desmond
Chinwuba and Ernest Okeke, both
of them close to DPO Chukwu,
were fired from the police for
engaging in kidnapping for
ransom. Desmond Chinwuba lived
in the DPO’s house while Ernest
Okeke was a frequent visitor.
A police source told
Saharareporters that, on the heels
of Lota Ezeudu ’s kidnap, DPO
Chukwu assisted Desmond to flee.
“ As I speak to you, Desmond’s
whereabouts are still unknown,” a
police source told us yesterday.
A judge in Enugu told
Saharareporters that he was
disturbed that Desmond Chinwuba
and other members of a kidnap
gang associated with the notorious
DPO Chukwu were able to evade
serious prosecution. “There were
three court hearings on their
outstanding armed robbery and
kidnap case, but nobody showed
up in court, ” said the irate judge.
“What I hear is that the witnesses
were intimidated and threatened
into hiding, ” added the judge, who
praised Saharareporters for
exposing the involvement of
some unscrupulous police officers
and other big names in society in
the scourge of kidnapping
sweeping the south eastern states.
Another police source in Enugu
disclosed that DPO Chukwu was
implicated in the murder of two
men in Ogui when he was the DPO
in the area. In that case, Mr. U.
Igwesi, a member of the House of
Representatives, reported to Sam
Chukwu that he was receiving
trouble from the two young men.
“ DPO Chukwu then ordered his
boys to murder the two men,”
adding that then Governor
Chimaroke Nnamani set up a
judicial inquiry into the brutal
murder but Chukwu ’s powerful
godfather, Senator Ekweremadu,
stepped in to ensure that
everything was swept under the
carpet.
The same police source wondered
why the court would allow
Desmond Chinwuba and Ernest
Okeke to jump bail.
A source said that Lota’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Bona Ezeudu, have
alerted police authorities in Enugu
that DPO Chukwu was threatening
their lives. The source added that
Lota ’s grandmother “has received
text messages on her cell phone
asking her to warn her son-in-law
to release their boys who are in
police custody before they would
release Lota. ” The source added
that those texting Lota Ezeudu’s
grandmother stated that the
Ezeudus should hurry to ask the
police to release their people
because “Lota is sick.”
Saharareporters was unable to
speak to Lota ’s father, a well-
known artist, but a female, who
identified herself as “Lotachukwu’s
aunt,” confirmed that the
kidnapped youngster’s parents
have received threatening
messages.
Asked about the Ezeudus’ reaction
to the threats, the family’s
spokeswoman said, “They are
focused on finding their son and
they are determined not to rest
until he is handed back to them.”
The relative added that Lota’s
parents believe that “evil thrives
because those in the position to
say or do something keep silent. If
they allow themselves to be
intimidated spiritually and
physically, then other parents may
soon fall victim to the same evil
kidnappers.”
Politics › Prof Barth Nnaji Is The New Adviser On Power by rhymz(op): 8:51am On Jun 23, 2010
Abuja — In line with his promise to
strengthen the administrative
structure to drive reform in the
power sector, President Goodluck
Jonathan yesterday named a
former Minister of Science and
Technology, Prof. Barth Nnaji, as his
Special Adviser on Power.
The Federal Government has also
budgeted N45.77 billion for
electricity subsidy in the 2010 fiscal
year, Accountant General of the
Federation, Mr. Ibrahim
Dankwambo, said yesterday.
Nnaji is a Professor of Mechanical
Engineering of the Universities of
Massachusetts and Pittsburgh in the
United States .
By his appointment, Nnaji will now
head the Presidential Task Force on
Power, which is saddled with the
responsibility of developing and
driving the action plan for the
attainment of steady power supply
in the country.
Jonathan had during his Presidential
Media Chat on Sunday hinted that
the appointment of the Special
Adviser on Power would be
announced yesterday.
He said so while responding to
questions on the progress of reform
in the power sector, which the
Federal Government under the late
President Umaru Musa Yar' Adua
set out to achieve.
A statement issued yesterday by
the Special Adviser to the President
on Media and Publicity, Ima Niboro,
said Nnaji is expected to work with
other members of the Presidential
Task Force on Power "to evolve
workable strategies for rapid
improvement of power generation,
transmission and distribution in the
country."
He said members of the task force,
which would report directly to the
President and the Presidential
Action Committee on Power, include
the Permanent Secretary (Ministry
of Power); Group Managing
Director, Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC);
Managing Director, Power Holding
Company of Nigeria (PHCN);
Managing Director, Niger-Delta
Power Holding Company (NDPHC);
and Director General, Bureau for
Public Procurement (BPP).
Other members of the task force,
according to him, are the Director-
General Bureau for Public
Enterprises (BPE); Accountant-
General of the Federation; Chief
Executive, Nigeria Electricity
Regulatory Commission (NERC);
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of
two power distribution companies;
CEOs of two generating companies;
Director of Power in the Ministry of
Power and the Senior Special
Assistant to the President (Special
Projects.)
According to the statement, "The
newly-appointed Special Adviser
will also work with seven Special
Assistants who will oversee the
monitoring of performance and
progress on specific power sector
issues in the areas of generation,
transmission, distribution, fuel-to-
power, the National Integrated
Power Project, BPE, regulatory
issues and other transition enablers,
and labour issues."
Jonathan had during the media
chat hinted that the Federal
Government might opt for
privatization to bolster power
generation and distribution.
According to him, "We believe that
generation must be completely
privatized. No matter what, if you
bring government to continue to
generate, you would never get
anywhere.
"Distribution must be completely
privatized because there have
been some leakages through one
way or the other. Government can
concentrate on just transmission
and; even that transmission
government can still give it out to
consultants at a particular
arrangement."
He said that for now, government
was trying to see if some of the
transmission and generation
projects that were on-going could
be completed soon.
Dankwambo, who spoke to select-
journalists in Abuja, however said
that the dream of uninterrupted
power supply may not be realised
any time soon as the Federal
Government did not possess the
requisite financial resources to
develop the energy sector.
The private sector that would have
supported efforts of the
government by investing in the
sector, he expalined, were not
encouraged due to heavy
subsidisation by the later.
Going forward, Dankwambo
therefore advised the Federal
Government to immediately
deregulate the energy sector, so as
to drastically improve electricity
supply in the country.
He said with the long history of
power price determination and its
attendant adverse effect on the
overall socio-economic
development of the nation and its
people, only full deregulation of the
sector will create the needed
incentives for potential
investments required to turn
around the sector.
"If the energy sector is not
deregulated, the truth is that only
the Federal Government will be
able to invest because the
necessary incentives to attract and
encourage private sectors'
investments are not there", the
AGF said.
Nigeria's Jonathan Appoints
New Power Adviser
NEWS — Nigeria: President
Names Special Adviser on
Power
PEOPLE — Professor Bart Nnaji
Dankwambo decried the current
arrangement where the cost per
unit of power is N22 for
government to purchase and
thereafter sell for only N6. He
insisted that such arrangement
amounted to wastage of scare
resources that would have been
channeled into other productive
areas of development.
"The current situation is
unsustainable because government
cannot afford to continue buying
power from independent producers
at N22 only to sell at N6 to the
public, thereby incurring a huge loss
of N16 per unit cost.
"This is definitely an abnormality
that should not be allowed to
continue in the overall interest of
Nigeria 's socio-economic
development and growth," he
added.
Politics › Prof Barth Nnaji Named The New Special Advicer On Power by rhymz(op): 8:39am On Jun 23, 2010
Abuja — In line with his promise to
strengthen the administrative
structure to drive reform in the
power sector, President Goodluck
Jonathan yesterday named a
former Minister of Science and
Technology, Prof. Barth Nnaji, as his
Special Adviser on Power.
The Federal Government has also
budgeted N45.77 billion for
electricity subsidy in the 2010 fiscal
year, Accountant General of the
Federation, Mr. Ibrahim
Dankwambo, said yesterday.
Nnaji is a Professor of Mechanical
Engineering of the Universities of
Massachusetts and Pittsburgh in the
United States .
By his appointment, Nnaji will now
head the Presidential Task Force on
Power, which is saddled with the
responsibility of developing and
driving the action plan for the
attainment of steady power supply
in the country.
Jonathan had during his Presidential
Media Chat on Sunday hinted that
the appointment of the Special
Adviser on Power would be
announced yesterday.
He said so while responding to
questions on the progress of reform
in the power sector, which the
Federal Government under the late
President Umaru Musa Yar' Adua
set out to achieve.
A statement issued yesterday by
the Special Adviser to the President
on Media and Publicity, Ima Niboro,
said Nnaji is expected to work with
other members of the Presidential
Task Force on Power "to evolve
workable strategies for rapid
improvement of power generation,
transmission and distribution in the
country."
He said members of the task force,
which would report directly to the
President and the Presidential
Action Committee on Power, include
the Permanent Secretary (Ministry
of Power); Group Managing
Director, Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC);
Managing Director, Power Holding
Company of Nigeria (PHCN);
Managing Director, Niger-Delta
Power Holding Company (NDPHC);
and Director General, Bureau for
Public Procurement (BPP).
Other members of the task force,
according to him, are the Director-
General Bureau for Public
Enterprises (BPE); Accountant-
General of the Federation; Chief
Executive, Nigeria Electricity
Regulatory Commission (NERC);
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of
two power distribution companies;
CEOs of two generating companies;
Director of Power in the Ministry of
Power and the Senior Special
Assistant to the President (Special
Projects.)
According to the statement, "The
newly-appointed Special Adviser
will also work with seven Special
Assistants who will oversee the
monitoring of performance and
progress on specific power sector
issues in the areas of generation,
transmission, distribution, fuel-to-
power, the National Integrated
Power Project, BPE, regulatory
issues and other transition enablers,
and labour issues."
Jonathan had during the media
chat hinted that the Federal
Government might opt for
privatization to bolster power
generation and distribution.
According to him, "We believe that
generation must be completely
privatized. No matter what, if you
bring government to continue to
generate, you would never get
anywhere.
"Distribution must be completely
privatized because there have
been some leakages through one
way or the other. Government can
concentrate on just transmission
and; even that transmission
government can still give it out to
consultants at a particular
arrangement."
He said that for now, government
was trying to see if some of the
transmission and generation
projects that were on-going could
be completed soon.
Dankwambo, who spoke to select-
journalists in Abuja, however said
that the dream of uninterrupted
power supply may not be realised
any time soon as the Federal
Government did not possess the
requisite financial resources to
develop the energy sector.
The private sector that would have
supported efforts of the
government by investing in the
sector, he expalined, were not
encouraged due to heavy
subsidisation by the later.
Going forward, Dankwambo
therefore advised the Federal
Government to immediately
deregulate the energy sector, so as
to drastically improve electricity
supply in the country.
He said with the long history of
power price determination and its
attendant adverse effect on the
overall socio-economic
development of the nation and its
people, only full deregulation of the
sector will create the needed
incentives for potential
investments required to turn
around the sector.
"If the energy sector is not
deregulated, the truth is that only
the Federal Government will be
able to invest because the
necessary incentives to attract and
encourage private sectors'
investments are not there", the
AGF said.
Nigeria's Jonathan Appoints
New Power Adviser
NEWS — Nigeria: President
Names Special Adviser on
Power
PEOPLE — Professor Bart Nnaji
Dankwambo decried the current
arrangement where the cost per
unit of power is N22 for
government to purchase and
thereafter sell for only N6. He
insisted that such arrangement
amounted to wastage of scare
resources that would have been
channeled into other productive
areas of development.
"The current situation is
unsustainable because government
cannot afford to continue buying
power from independent producers
at N22 only to sell at N6 to the
public, thereby incurring a huge loss
of N16 per unit cost.
"This is definitely an abnormality
that should not be allowed to
continue in the overall interest of
Nigeria 's socio-economic
development and growth," he
added.
Politics › Violence And Fisticuffs In The House Of Reps Session by rhymz(op): 8:33am On Jun 23, 2010
House session turns violent
By Festus Owete
June 23, 2010 06:16AM
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In the full glare of students of City
Royal Secondary School Abuja who
had come to witness parliamentary
proceedings at the House of
Representatives yesterday,
supporters of the Speaker, Dimeji
Bankole brutalised and forcefully
ejected members who had
demanded that the leadership be
investigated for misappropriation.
Dino Melaye, Solomon Awhinawhi,
Austin Nwachukwu, Bitrus Kaze and
Doris Uboh, all members of the
‘‘progressive group’’ which two
weeks ago began the campaign to
force Mr Bankole to resign for
alleged corruption, were beaten up,
dragged out of the chamber, and
suspended indefinitely for unruly
behaviour.
The lawmakers were almost
stripped naked by the pro-Bankole
group as their clothes were torn up
in the process of bundling them out
of the hall. Chinyere Igwe (PDP,
Rivers), a supporter of Mr Bankole
had his right hand broken by Mr
Nwachukwu who also allegedly
attacked him with a fire
extinguisher. Both of them were
first admitted to the National
Assembly clinic before Mr Igwe was
later transferred to the National
Hospital, Abuja for further medical
examination.
Trouble began when shortly after
the commencement of the
proceedings at about 11.09 am,
more than one hour behind
schedule, Mr Bankole asked Chile
Igbauwa (PDP, Benue) to move a
motion.
But as Mr Igbauwa moved his
motion, Mr Melaye, who sensed
that it was aimed at suspending
him and members of his group,
rose from his seat and began to
shout, “point of order! No way! No
Way! We will not take it!’’ while
blowing a whistle, which he had
brought into the session.
He was joined by Mr Nwachukwu
and Ms. Uboh, who struggled to
take the paper from which Mr
Igbauwa was reading his motion.
Mr Melaye eventually grabbed the
paper from Mr Igbauwa, who was
sitting directly behind him, tore it
and threw it to the floor. Mr
Awhinawhi, who moved to the
front to grab the mace, the symbol
of legislative authority, was
stopped and severely beaten up.
Obviously overwhelmed by the
confusions that erupted, Mr Bankole
adjourned the session and
attempted to leave the chamber
through the back door which is
behind his seat, but was asked to
follow the normal front door. He
was, however, persuaded by his
loyalists, who perceived that such
action would be interpreted as
victory for ‘‘the progressives’’, to
return to his seat.
Upon his return, the Speaker
announced the suspension of the
‘‘progressive’’ members and
directed the Serjeant-at-Arms to
take them out of the chamber. The
suspended lawmakers, who were
further infuriated, refused to leave,
prompting the pro-Bankole
lawmakers led by Ishyaku Bawa, a
PDP member from Taraba State, to
bundle them out of the chamber,
one after the other. In the process,
members of both camps were
injured.
Lawmakers suspended
Mr Nwachukwu, who was being
forced out of the chambers, lifted
Chinyere Igwe up and smashed
him on the floor. Mr Igwe, who was
now bleeding, broke an arm in the
process. Ms Uboh, on her part, was
pushed down by Mr Bawa while
Messrs Melaye and Awhinawhi
were manhandled before being
bundled out. Mr Kaze, all the while
was left alone, was suddenly
identified by some members who
bundled him out, tearing his dress
in the process.
After they were sent out, Mr
Bankole, who had watched quietly
from his seat, called the House to
order at exactly 11.45 am and
apologised to Nigerians for the
rowdiness of the members.
He said, “First, I must start by
apologising to Nigerians for the
rowdiness of today’s session. But
for the avoidance of doubt, we will
still ask Igbauwa to go through the
process (moving of motion) for
clarity.’’
Invoking Order 5 of the House
Standing Rules, Section 60 of the
1999 Constitution and Section 24 of
the Legislative Houses (Powers and
Privileges) Act, Mr Igbauwa called
for the suspension of 11 members
of the opposing group for failing to
follow the rules of the House in
their activities and for causing their
wild allegations to be published in
the media.
He argued that since the House will
outlive all its members, it behoves
on members to cherish, respect and
protect its image and integrity and
hold sacrosanct its standing orders
and rules and above all the
constitution of the country, which
they all swore to uphold.
He added, “While relevant sections
of the 1999 Constitution guarantee
the freedom of opinion and
expression, it must be done within
the context of procedure so as not
to infringe on the rights and
privileges of others, in this case,
members of the House, I hereby
move that the House resolve to
suspend the following members.”
The motion, which was seconded
by Shehu Garba Matazu (PDP,
Katsina) was unanimously adopted.
Those suspended are Dino Melaye,
Solomon Awhinawhi, Austin
Nwachukwu, Bitrus Kaze and Doris
Uboh. Others are Ehiogie West-
Idahosa, Independence Ogunewe,
Abba Anas, Gbenga Oduwaiye,
Kayode Amusan and Gbenga
Onigbogi.
Messrs Onigbogi, Oduwaiye and
Onigbogi were not known to have
participated in the activities of the
‘‘progressives’’ though they were
allegedly aggrieved after their
removal from committee
leadership two weeks ago.
Interestingly, Ralph Okeke,
Darlington Okereke and Asita
Honourable, who were also at the
press conference where the
progressive gave Mr Bankole
seven days ultimatum to resign,
escaped sanction.
It was the second time Mr
Ogunewe would be suspended in
the last 18 months.
Principle of reasonable force
House spokesperson, Eseme
Eyiboh, who briefed journalists after
the sitting said the trio were not
suspended because the decision to
suspend the members was not
premised on the press conference
two weeks ago but on the unruly
behaviour of the ‘‘progressive’’
members on the floor.
Mr Eyiboh, who was accompanied
to the press conference by Farouk
Lawan, Cyril Maduabum, Oluwole
Oke and Mikail Binitishahi,
explained that the House acted in
line with the rules of the House.
According to him, the lawmakers
who were suspended should have
moved out of the chamber
immediately, but instead conducted
themselves in a manner that was
inconsistent with parliamentary
procedure. According to him, while
Mr Nwachukwu came into the
chamber with tear gas, which can
be interpreted as arm bearing, Mr
Melaye came with a whistle,
stressing that this is “un-
parliamentary and misdemeanor.”
On the beating up of the
progressive members, Mr Eyiboh
said it was done within the principle
of law and reasonable force. “A
man who bears arms is also
violating the law. They were
ordinarily going through the
reasonable force of the law,” he
said.
Also speaking, Mr Lawan, who
chairs the Integrity Group that
spearheaded the removal of
former Speaker Patricia Etteh three
years ago, said the suspension of
the progressive members has
nothing to do with the fact that
they made corruption allegations
against Mr Bankole to the EFCC, but
because they “have become a
source of irritation and distraction
to the House.” He regretted that
the suspended lawmakers did not
avail themselves of the standing
rules of the House, adding that the
lower chamber is an institution with
committees which can resolve such
matters whenever they arise.
Reacting to their suspension, Mr
Melaye said his group will go to
court to challenge the action of the
House. “It is the height of tyranny;
what they accuse us of, Eseme
Eyiboh and Dimeji Bankole are
guilty of talking to the press. There
is nowhere in our rules that says
we cannot talk to the press.
(Halims) Agoda did the same. We
shall not allow this. They refuse to
react to our allegation instead they
suspended us. This is collaborative
tyranny.”
Last night the police arrested Mr
Melaye and Mr Nwachukwu in
connection with the fracas and
sealed of their offices.
Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs South Korea: 2 - 2 @ World Cup 2010, June 22 by rhymz(m): 2:53pm On Jun 22, 2010
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Politics › Re: Northern Presidential Impunity by rhymz(m): 10:12am On Jun 22, 2010
Northern Presidential Impunity
Written by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Monday, 21 June 2010 13:56
After the so-called revenge coup
of 1966 some Northern hotheads
had actually wanted to secede
(araba) from Nigeria until it was
made clear to them that power
had reverted back to their region.
Ever since, all makes of Northern
wannabes have latched on to the
born-to-rule mentality that makes
the region quite parasitic in the
Nigerian scheme of things. Power
thus becomes an end in itself,
aimed at consuming things
produced from other zones of the
country. Now in a tribal move to
counter the alleged ambition of
President Goodluck Jonathan to
contest for the presidency in 2011,
some 150 top politicians from the
North converged in Abuja to plot
on how to enforce the contentious
zoning of the presidency to the
North in 2011 based on the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
zoning arrangement, which they
claim cedes power to the region till
2015.
Former military President Ibrahim
Babangida, who madly wants to
return to power as civilian
president in 2011, led the list of
attendees. Former Vice-President
Atiku Abubakar who equally lusts
after the top job was also there.
National Security Adviser, General
Aliyu Gusau, who also wants the
highest job in the land was there to
identify with the region at the
meeting. Mallam Adamu Ciroma,
Gen. David Jemibewon, Gen.
Mohammed Magoro, Air Cmdr.
Hamza Abdullahi and former PDP
Chairman Audu Ogbeh also made
their eminent presences felt.
According to some strategic
sources, only one agenda was up
for deliberation at the meeting,
and it ’s simply this: how the North
will reclaim power and keep it till
2015.
The catch remains how the North
will negotiate with other regions to
ensure that the “gentleman's
agreement” is respected.
It should be recalled here
how the late Alhaji Wada Nas had
warned his beloved Northern
region that his people would
forever regret double-crossing the
Southeast in the so-called zoning
arrangement back in 1999. Power
has by divine order come on the
lap of a man from the South-South
who happens to come from the
Eastern tripod that used to form
the Nigerian nation. President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan cannot be
denied now without something
giving eternally within the ambit
of the cohesion of the entire
country.
Promoters of the zoning ruse will
have us believe that President
Olusegun Obasanjo had done the
South ’s two terms of eight years
based on the agreement, and that
the North is expected to produce
the president for eight years till
2015, notwithstanding the death of
President Umaru Musa Yar ’Adua
on May 6, 2010 after three years
on the saddle. This takes no notice
of the tripod that used to be
Nigeria and the donkey years that
the North had ruled the country
without moving anybody forward,
least of all their own very people.
Even Obasanjo who allegedly
benefitted from the zoning
arrangement has denied its
existence!
It was therefore with their tails
between their legs that the
Northern titans met at the Shehu
Musa Yar ’Adua Centre, Abuja, from
around 8 in the night till the wee
hours. Of course power-seekers
hardly ever sleep. For these
people, there is no life at all
whatsoever outside power. Five
delegates from each of the 19
states of the North attended due
to the urgent need to reclaim what
belonged to the North: the
Nigerian Presidency. The meeting
did not end until about midnight,
with former Senate President Prof.
Iyorcha Ayu flanked by Babangida
and Atiku addressing the press.
Talk of Northern solidarity. If the
Southerners should behave this
way, it would then amount to: To
thy own tents, all tribesmen of
Nigeria!
It fell on poor Ayu, a former self-
advertised “comrade radical” to
tell Nigerians that the meeting was
not targeted against any individual
or zone but that it ’s an effort at
strengthening national cohesion
and peace. According to him, the
aim is to prevail on concerned
individuals and groups to respect
the agreed template on zoning.
It is indeed remarkable that when
Ayu was asked if the agenda of
the meeting is to pave the way for
the emergence of a Northern
candidate, he queried: “what is
wrong with that?” His justification
for it was that “after all, the person
who was president between 1999
and 2007 was not a Northerner. ”
The arrogance of the so-called
North amounts to crass impunity.
The thinking that the North will
forever pull the wool over the
eyes of the entire country as it
pleases has had its day. The time is
now to call the bluff of the
Northern atavists. This crude
tribalism is idiotic! It all amounts to
arrant Northern Nonsense
Politics › Re: Northern Presidential Impunity by rhymz(m): 10:06am On Jun 22, 2010
Northern Presidential Impunity
Written by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Monday, 21 June 2010 13:56
After the so-called revenge coup
of 1966 some Northern hotheads
had actually wanted to secede
(araba) from Nigeria until it was
made clear to them that power
had reverted back to their region.
Ever since, all makes of Northern
wannabes have latched on to the
born-to-rule mentality that makes
the region quite parasitic in the
Nigerian scheme of things. Power
thus becomes an end in itself,
aimed at consuming things
produced from other zones of the
country. Now in a tribal move to
counter the alleged ambition of
President Goodluck Jonathan to
contest for the presidency in 2011,
some 150 top politicians from the
North converged in Abuja to plot
on how to enforce the contentious
zoning of the presidency to the
North in 2011 based on the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
zoning arrangement, which they
claim cedes power to the region till
2015.
Former military President Ibrahim
Babangida, who madly wants to
return to power as civilian
president in 2011, led the list of
attendees. Former Vice-President
Atiku Abubakar who equally lusts
after the top job was also there.
National Security Adviser, General
Aliyu Gusau, who also wants the
highest job in the land was there to
identify with the region at the
meeting. Mallam Adamu Ciroma,
Gen. David Jemibewon, Gen.
Mohammed Magoro, Air Cmdr.
Hamza Abdullahi and former PDP
Chairman Audu Ogbeh also made
their eminent presences felt.
According to some strategic
sources, only one agenda was up
for deliberation at the meeting,
and it ’s simply this: how the North
will reclaim power and keep it till
2015.
The catch remains how the North
will negotiate with other regions to
ensure that the “gentleman's
agreement” is respected.
It should be recalled here
how the late Alhaji Wada Nas had
warned his beloved Northern
region that his people would
forever regret double-crossing the
Southeast in the so-called zoning
arrangement back in 1999. Power
has by divine order come on the
lap of a man from the South-South
who happens to come from the
Eastern tripod that used to form
the Nigerian nation. President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan cannot be
denied now without something
giving eternally within the ambit
of the cohesion of the entire
country.
Promoters of the zoning ruse will
have us believe that President
Olusegun Obasanjo had done the
South ’s two terms of eight years
based on the agreement, and that
the North is expected to produce
the president for eight years till
2015, notwithstanding the death of
President Umaru Musa Yar ’Adua
on May 6, 2010 after three years
on the saddle. This takes no notice
of the tripod that used to be
Nigeria and the donkey years that
the North had ruled the country
without moving anybody forward,
least of all their own very people.
Even Obasanjo who allegedly
benefitted from the zoning
arrangement has denied its
existence!
It was therefore with their tails
between their legs that the
Northern titans met at the Shehu
Musa Yar ’Adua Centre, Abuja, from
around 8 in the night till the wee
hours. Of course power-seekers
hardly ever sleep. For these
people, there is no life at all
whatsoever outside power. Five
delegates from each of the 19
states of the North attended due
to the urgent need to reclaim what
belonged to the North: the
Nigerian Presidency. The meeting
did not end until about midnight,
with former Senate President Prof.
Iyorcha Ayu flanked by Babangida
and Atiku addressing the press.
Talk of Northern solidarity. If the
Southerners should behave this
way, it would then amount to: To
thy own tents, all tribesmen of
Nigeria!
It fell on poor Ayu, a former self-
advertised “comrade radical” to
tell Nigerians that the meeting was
not targeted against any individual
or zone but that it ’s an effort at
strengthening national cohesion
and peace. According to him, the
aim is to prevail on concerned
individuals and groups to respect
the agreed template on zoning.
It is indeed remarkable that when
Ayu was asked if the agenda of
the meeting is to pave the way for
the emergence of a Northern
candidate, he queried: “what is
wrong with that?” His justification
for it was that “after all, the person
who was president between 1999
and 2007 was not a Northerner. ”
The arrogance of the so-called
North amounts to crass impunity.
The thinking that the North will
forever pull the wool over the
eyes of the entire country as it
pleases has had its day. The time is
now to call the bluff of the
Northern atavists. This crude
tribalism is idiotic! It all amounts to
arrant Northern Nonsense
Politics › Re: Northern Presidential Impunity by rhymz(m): 9:29am On Jun 22, 2010
Onlytruth:
I wish that president Jonathan would indirectly sponsor a southern political think tank to checkmate this northern scheming.
I've said it that next years election is Jonathan's to lose. If he wants it, he gets it! All these nocturnal meetings won't change much.
He should start scheming too. Bring together all southerners (5 delegates from each state in the south). He should ensure that Yoruba can be trusted though.  undecided
. . .you can be rest assured that GJ is also scheming to take out that Desperado IBB, Just this morning I read in the news that an investigative committee has been set up to probe IBB. . I wont be surprise to hear that of Atiku. . .let us play dirt, 4ck the rules!
Music/Radio › Re: Gospel Artiste Rejects Multi-million Naira Liquor Deal by rhymz(m): 7:49am On Jun 22, 2010
Textjamez
I am so happy that inspite of the numerous issues and inconsistencies raised about this story, you never thought it important to join issues with anyone by answering them but the moment I went to the core of the matter and exposed your antics, you are up in arms with a swift response and even gave us a source. . Lol. . Funny enough, you are trying to feign good morals and decency to cover up your Hoax.
Anyway, I am not going to ask the already obvious issues ( the inconsistencies and absurd rationale behind the claims of the story) raised in relation to the story because as far as rhymz is concerned the story never happened so am not going treat non-issue, however, I am interested in your person, Yeah Jamestext.
I find it curious that on FB, the smiling young man that peddled this same story goes by the name
Osaremen James JayAIMS Ei, now could it be a conincindence that the person peddling this same story in 4 different sectionS on NL also goes by the name JameText.Funny enough, Jamestext registered in 2009 on NL and has only 4 postings and all these 4 postings are threads with thesame story in four different section. . Nigga plsss give me a break! You are a Schemer and a Scamer and Pls don't even try to act holy with me cos that is like mocking God. May God help!
Music/Radio › Re: Gospel Artiste Rejects Multi-million Naira Liquor Deal by rhymz(m): 7:38am On Jun 22, 2010
Textjamez
I am so happy that inspite of the numerous issues and inconsistencies raised about this story, you never thought it important to join issues with anyone by answering them but the moment I went to the core of the matter and exposed your antics, you are up in arms with a swift response and even gave us a source. . Lol. . Funny enough, you are trying to feign good morals and decency to cover up your Hoax.
Anyway, I am not going to ask the already obvious issues ( the inconsistencies and absurd rationale behind the claims of the story) raised in relation to the story because as far as rhymz is concerned the story never happened so am not going treat non-issue, however, I am interested in your person, Yeah Jamestext.
I find it curious that on FB, the smiling young man that peddled this same story goes by the name
Osaremen James JayAIMS Ei, now could it be a conincindence that the person peddling this same story in 4 different sectionS on NL also goes by the name JameText.Funny enough, Jamestext registered in 2009 on NL and has only 4 postings and all these 4 postings are threads with thesame story in four different section. . Nigga plsss give me a break! You are a Schemer and a Scamer and Pls don't even try to act holy with me cos that is like mocking God. May God help!

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